Why is every Hollywood superhero and spy movie trying so hard to be dark - almost foolishly aping Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. This attempt at portraying a villain that is larger than life and has a dark past does not work. Sadly, it ends up making the film comical and mindless. Advertisement
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Why is every Hollywood superhero and spy movie trying so hard to be dark - almost foolishly aping Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. This attempt at portraying a villain that is larger than life and has a dark past does not work. Sadly, it ends up making the film comical and mindless.
Nikhil Taneja is a Mumbai-based writer who swears by Aaron Sorkin, Chandler Bing and Brit cinema in general and thinks "Taneja main hoon, mark idhar hai" is a witty thing to say in a bio. He likes writing about foreign movies and TV shows (whenever he's not watching them). You can stalk him on Twitter (only) at: @tanejamainhoon</a> see more
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